Verse 2

{ "verseID": "2 Chronicles.3.2", "source": "וַ֠יָּחֶל לִבְנ֞וֹת בַּחֹ֤דֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִי֙ בַּשֵּׁנִ֔י בִּשְׁנַ֥ת אַרְבַּ֖ע לְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ", "text": "And *wə-yāḥel* to *libnôt* in-*ḥōdeš* *ha-šēnî* in-*ha-šēnî* in-*šənat* *ʾarbaʿ* to-*malkûtô*", "grammar": { "*wə-yāḥel*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he began", "*libnôt*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to build", "*ḥōdeš*": "noun masculine singular construct - month of", "*ha-šēnî*": "definite article + ordinal number masculine singular - the second", "*šənat*": "noun feminine singular construct - year of", "*ʾarbaʿ*": "cardinal number - four", "*malkûtô*": "noun feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his kingdom/reign" }, "variants": { "*wə-yāḥel*": "began/started", "*libnôt*": "to build/to construct", "*ha-šēnî*": "second (month)/second (day)", "*malkûtô*": "his kingdom/his reign/his rule" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 6:1 : 1 { "verseID": "1 Kings.6.1", "source": "וַיְהִ֣י בִשְׁמוֹנִ֣ים שָׁנָ֣ה וְאַרְבַּ֣ע מֵא֣וֹת שָׁנָ֡ה לְצֵ֣את בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל מֵאֶֽרֶץ־מִצְרַיִם֩ בַּשָּׁנָ֨ה הָרְבִיעִ֜ית בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁ זִ֗ו ה֚וּא הַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִ֔י לִמְלֹ֥ךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּ֥בֶן הַבַּ֖יִת לַיהוָֽה׃", "text": "And *wayəhî* in *šĕmônîm* *šānâ* and four *mēʾôt* *šānâ* to the *ṣēʾt* of *bĕnê*-*yiśrāʾēl* from *ʾereṣ*-*miṣrayim* in the *šānâ* the fourth in *ḥōdeš* *ziw* he the *ḥōdeš* the second to *mĕlōḵ* *šĕlōmōh* upon-*yiśrāʾēl* and *wayyiḇen* the *bayit* to *YHWH*.", "grammar": { "*wayəhî*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened/came to pass", "*šĕmônîm*": "cardinal number, feminine plural construct - eighty of", "*šānâ*": "noun, feminine singular - year", "*mēʾôt*": "cardinal number, feminine plural construct - hundreds of", "*ṣēʾt*": "infinitive construct of *yāṣāʾ* - going out/exodus", "*bĕnê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of", "*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*ḥōdeš*": "noun, masculine singular - month", "*ziw*": "proper noun - Ziv (name of month)", "*mĕlōḵ*": "infinitive construct of *mālak* - to reign/rule", "*šĕlōmōh*": "proper noun - Solomon", "*wayyiḇen*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect, 3rd masculine singular of *bānâ* - and he built", "*bayit*": "noun, masculine singular - house/temple", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD/Yahweh" }, "variants": { "*wayəhî*": "and it happened/came to pass/was", "*bayit*": "house/temple/building", "*ziw*": "brightness/splendor (month name, corresponds to April-May)" } }